Download the HEASOFT Software

Before downloading:

All HEASOFT tasks may now be run remotely using the
Hera data analysis service
at the HEASARC without having to install the software locally. This provides
a quick way to try out the software and is ideal for users who have limited or
infrequent need to run the HEASOFT tasks. More intensive users of HEASOFT are
still encouraged to install the software locally for best performance.
Learn more about using Hera.

A download containing all of the package selections can be roughly 2Gb
in size when unpacked; the actual size will vary depending on the packages
you select and - if you choose a binary distribution - the architecture
selected. If large file sizes present problems for your connection, it
is possible to download the packages you want separately and unpack the
tar files on top of each other afterwards, though you may need to either
rename each tar file with a temporary name during the process or unpack
each file immediately upon downloading so that one tar file isn't
overwritten by the next.

STEP 1 - Select the type of software:

SOURCE CODE DISTRIBUTION (Recommended):

Please note that the source code distribution is recommended - particularly
for Linux users - due to portability issues that can affect the pre-compiled
binaries. Also, a source code distribution is required for users who
wish to use local models in XSPEC / PyXspec.

Source Code

Although the source code may be compiled on any
supported platform, for project
statistics purposes and to help us better serve our users, please indicate
the platform(s) on which you intend to compile the HEAsoft source code.
If you are uncertain about the version or flavor of your operating system,
see the file "/etc/issue" on Linux or use the sw_vers command on
Mac OS X.

PC - Linux - Arch

Mac Intel - Darwin 14.x (OS X 10.10.x)

PC - Linux - Bluewhite64

Mac Intel - Darwin 13.x (OS X 10.9.x)

PC - Linux - CentOS

Mac Intel - Darwin 12.x (OS X 10.8.x)

PC - Linux - Debian

Mac Intel - Darwin 11.x (OS X 10.7.x)

PC - Linux - Fedora

Mac Intel - Darwin 10.x (OS X 10.6.x)

PC - Linux - Gentoo

Mac Intel - Darwin 9.x (OS X 10.5.x)

PC - Linux - Mandriva

Mac PPC - Darwin 9.x (OS X 10.5.x)

PC - Linux - MEPIS

PC - Linux - Mint

PC - Linux - openSUSE

PC - Linux - Red Hat

PC - Linux - Scientific

PC - Linux - Slackware

PC - Linux - Turbo

PC - Linux - Vine

PC - Linux - Ubuntu

PC - Linux - Xandros

PC - Cygwin

PC - Microsoft Windows

PC - OpenSolaris

BSD (Free/Net/Open)

Sparc - Solaris/SunOS

Other....Please specify:

PRE-COMPILED BINARY DISTRIBUTIONS (Not Recommended):

Please note that the pre-compiled binaries are not recommended -
particularly for Linux users - due to
Perl portability issues and
compiler library portability issues. Also,
note that users who wish to use local models in XSPEC / PyXspec
must get the source code distribution instead. All binaries are for
64-bit architecture unless noted otherwise below.

PC - Linux

Mac Intel - Darwin 13.x (OS X 10.9.x) / Darwin 14.x (OS X 10.10.x)

PC - Linux [32-bit]

Mac Intel - Darwin 12.x (OS X 10.8.x)

PC - Cygwin [32-bit]

Mac Intel - Darwin 11.x (OS X 10.7.x)

STEP 2 - Download the desired packages:

Selecting an individual mission package will
automatically select a set of recommended general-use tools.

STEP 3 - Install the software:

Visit the known issues page for notifications
about any problems (and relevant patches) identified after HEAsoft 6.16
was released.

Un-gzip and un-tar the file created for you (either
heasoft-6.16src.tar.gz or
heasoft-6.16<platform>.tar.gz depending on which type of
distribution you selected) in a clean directory and follow the instructions
in our installation guides for the following platforms: